Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!lsuc!maccs!riehm From: riehm@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Carl Riehm) Subject: Re: Looking for recommendations on Backup software. Message-ID: <2854D18E.26043@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada References: Date: Tue, 11 Jun 91 13:35:09 GMT In article velasco@magilla.ucsd.edu (Gabriel Velasco) writes: >I'm looking for recommendations on good p.d. or s.w. hard drive backup >programs. I'm interested in your personal experience. I have an AT >system with 3.5" and 5.25" HD drives. I have DOS v. 4.1. Are these >programs any better than the one that comes with the latest DOS? > Of course after the recent review in PC Magazine, the Norton backup will be recommended by many. But I would be wary: I bought the original version for a ridiculous price (considering that it's a single purpose piece of software...) and couldn't get it to work on my true blue IBM model 70. When I phoned for help, after three quarters of an hour, they told me to send them a printout which can be obtained by doing control . This produced over half an inch of paper which I sent them. I got absolutely no answer from them. A few months later, I called again to see if they could help me, but again no solution. They were not the least bit apologetic that I couldn't get it to run, and when I suggested that maybe they could provide an upgrade at minimal price when it was ready, the answer was no. I feel I was solidly ripped off... I won't say on the net what I feel like doing when I see those ads with Norton and his smug smile! Carl Riehm.